BLUE-SKY INNOVATIONS FOR THE PAINT INDUSTRY

DRIPLESS THIXOTROPIC PAINTS (DUPONT) AND REFLECTIVE COATINGS CONTAINING MICROSCOPIC GAS BUBBLES IN POLYVINYL ACETATE (PITTMENT, PPG CO.) ARE FORMULATION ADVANCES OF THE PAST DECADE. SOME NOW ENVISION A JELLIED PAINT THAT COULD BE HANDLED LIKE BUTTER AND APPLIED MERELY BY RUBBING. BUILT-IN COLOR METAMERISM, A PROPERTY OF PIGMENTED SURFACES THAT CAUSES THEM TO APPEAR TO CHANGE HUE UNDER VARYING LIGHTING CONDITIONS, MAY PERMIT THE HOME OWNER TO PREDICTABLEY ALTER COLORS AT WILL BY ADJUSTING THE LIGHTING. CONDUCTIVE PAINTS MAY SERVE AS A HEATING ELEMENT FOR A ROOM OR A DE-ICING COATING FOR A ROOF OR DRIVEWAY. ENCAPSULATED LIQUIDS IN THE WALL PAINT MAY SLOWLY VAPORIZE TO PROVIDE A PLEASANT AROMA OR PESTICIDAL PROTECTION. PAINTS MAY BE FORMULATED TO ADSORB AND DEADEN SOUND. SUGGESTED PACKAGING CHANGES INCLUDE PLASTIC-COATED CARTONS THAT WOULD BE EASIER TO DISPOSE OF, PAINT IN A PLASTIC BAG RATHER THAN A CAN, AND SQUARE CONTAINERS THAT WOULD BE MORE CONVENIENT TO STACK AND LESS SPACE-CONSUMING IN THE STORE AND HOME WORKSHOP. /MP/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 47, pp 31-57
• Publication Date: 1969-12-22

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Chemical and Engineering News
  • Publisher: American Chemical Society

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coatings; Deicers (Equipment); Paint; Reflectorized materials; Sound absorption; Thixotropy
• Uncontrolled Terms: Deicers
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00217142
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Modern Plastics
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 8 1971 12:00AM